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GPA Requirements for the Major
Fall 2009

Admission to the upper division major requires a cumulative GPA at the indicated level.

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A

Major
Degree
GPA Required
Aerospace Engineering
BS
2.00
Afro-American Studies
BA
2.00
American Indian Studies
BA
2.00
Anthropology
BA
2.00
Art
(Applied Design)
BA
2.50
Art
(Art History)
BA
2.50
Art
(Graphic Design)
BA
3.00
Art
(Interior Design)
BA
2.50
Art
(Multimedia)
BA
2.75
Art
(Painting and Printmaking)
BA
2.50
Art
(Sculpture)
BA
2.50
Art
(Single Subject Teaching)
BA
2.50
Art
(Studio Arts)
BA
2.50
Asian Studies
BA
2.00
Asian Studies
(Chinese Studies & Language with Track a: Chinese Studies)
BA
2.00
Asian Studies
(Chinese Studies & Language with Track b: Chinese Language)
BA
2.00
Astronomy
BA / BS
2.00

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B

Major
Degree
GPA Required
Biology
BA
2.60
Biology
(Bioengineering)
BS
2.70
Biology
(Cellular and Molecular)
BS
2.60
Biology
(Ecology)
BS
2.60
Biology
(Evolution and Systematics)
BS
2.60
Biology
(General)
BS
2.60
Biology
(Marine Biology)
BS
2.60
Biology
(Single Subject Teaching)
BS
2.60
Biology
(Zoology)
BS
2.60
Business Administration
BS
2.90
Business Administration
(Accounting)
BS
2.90
Business Administration
(Accounting 4+1 Program BMACC)
BS/MS
2.90
Business Administration
(Finance)
BS
2.90
Business Administration
(Financial Services)
BS
2.90
Business Administration
(Information Systems)
BS
2.90
Business Administration
(Integrated Marketing Communications)
BS
2.90
Business Administration
(Management)
BS
2.90
Business Administration
(Management: Entrepreneurship)
BS
2.90

Business Administration
(Management: Human Resource Management)
BS
2.90
Business Administration
(Marketing)
BS
2.90
Business Administration
(Real Estate)
BS
2.90

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C

Major
Degree
GPA Required
Chemical Physics
BS
2.00
Chemistry
BA
2.00
Chemistry
(ACS Certificate)
BA / BS
2.00
Chemistry
(Biochemistry)
BS
2.00
Chemistry
(Single Subject Teaching)
BA
2.00
Chicana and Chicano Studies
BA
2.00
Child Development
BS
2.40
Civil Engineering
BS
2.00
Classics
(Classical Humanities)
BA
2.00
Classics
(Classical Language)
BA
2.00
Communication
BA
2.75
Comparative Literature Plan 1
BA
2.00
Comparative Literature Plan 2
BA
2.00
Comparative Literature
(Single Subject Teaching)
BA
2.00
Computer Engineering
BS
2.00
Computer Science
BS
2.00
Construction Engineering
BS
2.00
Criminal Justice
BS
2.60

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D

Major
Degree
GPA Required
Dance
BA / BFA
2.00

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E

Major
Degree
GPA Required
Economics
BA
2.40
Economics
(International Economics)
BA
2.40
Economics
(Preprofessional Studies)
BA
2.40
Economics
(Quantitative Analysis)
BA
2.40
Electrical Engineering
BS
2.00
English
BA
2.40
English
(Single Subject Teaching)
BA
2.40
Environmental Engineering
BS
2.00
Environmental Sciences
BS
2.00
Environmental Sciences
(Watershed Science)
BS
2.00
European Studies
BA
2.00

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F

Major
Degree
GPA Required
Foods and Nutrition
BS
2.70
French
BA
2.00

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G

Major
Degree
GPA Required
Geography
(General)
BA
2.00
Geography
(Geographic Information Science)
BS
2.00
Geography
(Methods of Geographical Analysis)
BA
2.00
Geography
(Natural Resource and Environmental - Policy)
BA
2.00
Geography
(Natural Resource and Environmental - Analysis)
BA
2.00
Geography
(Physical Geography)
BA
2.00
Geography
(Urban and Regional Analysis)
BA
2.00
Geological Sciences
(Engineering)
BS
2.00
Geological Sciences
(General)
BS
2.00
Geological Sciences
(Geochemistry)
BS
2.00
Geological Sciences
(Geophysics)
BS
2.00
Geological Sciences
(Hydrogeology)
BS
2.00
Geological Sciences
(Marine)
BS
2.00
Geological Sciences
(Paleontology)
BS
2.00
German
BA
2.00
German
(German Studies)
BA
2.00
Gerontology
BA
2.00

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H

Major
Degree
GPA Required
Health Science
(Public Health)
BS
2.50
History
BA
2.40
Hospitality and Tourism Management
(Hotel Operations and Management)
BS
3.00
Hospitality and Tourism Management
(Meetings and Events Operations and Management)
BS
3.00
Hospitality and Tourism Management
(Restaurant Operations and Management)
BS
3.00
Hospitality and Tourism Management
(Tribal Gaming Operations and Management)
BS
3.00
Humanities
(General)
BA
2.00
Humanities
(European Humanities)
BA
2.00

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I

Major
Degree
GPA Required
International Business
BA
2.90
International Security and Conflict Resolution
(Cooperation, Conflict and Conflict Resolution)
BA
2.00
International Security and Conflict Resolution
(Environment and Security)
BA
2.00
International Security and Conflict Resolution
(Global Systems)
BA
2.00

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J

Major
Degree
GPA Required
Japanese
BA
2.00
Journalism
BA
3.00
Journalism
(Advertising)
BA
3.00
Journalism
(Media Studies)
BA
3.00
Journalism
(Public Relations)
BA
3.00

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K

Major
Degree
GPA Required
Kinesiology
(Athletic Training)
BS
2.80
Kinesiology
(Fitness, Nutrition, Health)
BS
2.80
Kinesiology
(Physical Education)
BS
2.80
Kinesiology
(Prephysical Therapy)
BS
2.80

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L

Major
Degree
GPA Required
Latin American Studies
BA
2.00
Liberal Studies
BA
2.50
Linguistics
BA
2.00

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M

Major
Degree
GPA Required
Mathematics
BA
2.00
Mathematics
(Applied)
BS
2.00
Mathematics
(Computational Science)
BS
2.00
Mathematics
(Mathematical Finance)
BS
2.00
Mathematics
(Science)
BS
2.00
Mathematics
(Single Subject Teaching)
BA
2.00
Mechanical Engineering
BS
2.00
Microbiology
BA / BS
2.60
Microbiology
(Clinical Laboratory Science and Public Health)
BS
2.60
Modern Jewish Studies
BA
2.00
Music
BA
2.00
Music
(Education)
BM
2.00
Music
(Contemporary Culture - Electro-Acoustic)
BM
2.00
Music
(Contemporary Culture - Professional Studies)
BM
2.00
Music
(Contemporary Culture - World Music)
BM
2.00
Music
(Composition)
BM
2.00
Music
(Jazz Studies)
BM
2.00
Music
(Performance)
BM
2.00

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N

Major
Degree
GPA Required
Nursing
BS
2.50
Nursing w/ RN
BS
2.50

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P

Major
Degree
GPA Required
Philosophy
BA
2.00
Physical Science
(Single Subject Teaching)
BA
2.00
Physics
(Modern Optics)
BS
2.00
Physics
BA
2.00
Physics
(General)
BS
2.00
Political Science
BA
2.50
Psychology
BA
2.40
Public Administration
BA
2.40
Public Administration
(City Planning)
BA
2.40

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R

Major
Degree
GPA Required
Recreation Administration
(Outdoor Resource Management)
BS
2.00
Recreation Administration
(Recreation Systems Management)
BS
2.00
Recreation Administration
(Sustainable Tourism Management)
BS
2.00
Religious Studies
BA
2.00
Russian
BA
2.00
Russian
(Single Subject Teaching)
BA
2.00
Russian and Central European Studies
BA
2.00

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S

Major
Degree
GPA Required
Social Science
BA
2.00
Social Science
(Islamic and Arabic Studies)
BA
2.00
Social Science
(Environmental Studies)
BA
2.00
Social Science
(Single Subject Teaching)
BA
2.50
Social Work
BA
2.40
Sociology
BA
2.50
Spanish
BA
2.50
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
(Audiology)
BA
2.00
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
(American Sign Language and Deaf Studies)
BA
2.00
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
(Speech-Language Pathology)
BA
2.00
Statistics
(Actuarial Science)
BS
2.00
Statistics
BS
2.00
Statistics
(Statistical Computing)
BS
2.00

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T

Major
Degree
GPA Required
Television, Film and New Media
(Critical Studies)
BS
3.00
Television, Film and New Media
(Production)
BS
3.00
Theatre Arts
(Children's Drama)
BA
2.40
Theatre Arts
(Design and Technology for the Theatre)
BA
2.40
Theatre Arts
(Design for Television and Film)
BA
2.40
Theatre Arts
(General)
BA
2.40
Theatre Arts
(Performance)
BA
2.40

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U

Major
Degree
GPA Required
Undeclared
-
2.00
Urban Studies
(Mexican American Border Studies)
BA
2.00
Urban Studies
(Anthropology)
BA
2.00
Urban Studies
(Economics)
BA
2.00
Urban Studies
(Geography)
BA
2.00
Urban Studies
(Political Science)
BA
2.00
Urban Studies
(Public Affairs)
BA
2.00
Urban Studies
(Sociology)
BA
2.00

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W

Major
Degree
GPA Required
Women's Studies
BA
2.00

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X

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Y

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Z

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Please note that in the future, additional majors may become impacted and/or GPA requirements may increase. In addition to the overall (or cumulative) GPA requirement, impacted majors have other requirements for admission to the program. See the General Catalog for details.
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